The aircraft took off at 12.42am on 8 March. The flight proceeded normally, and at 1.19am the captain acknowledged an instruction from Malaysian air-traffic controllers to transition to Vietnamese airspace, saying: “Goodnight, Malaysian three-seven-zero.” Those were the last words heard from the aircraft.

Malaysia holds on to hope as its government finalises terms of a new search for the plane that vanished in 2014.

Malaysia has approved a new search for the missing MH370, a decade after its mysterious disappearance. Various theories, including pilot foul play, a downing over cargo, and hijacking, continue to surround the case,